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To: MrsEmmaPeel
"I so enjoy discussions like these", she said wielding a bloody axe in her hand.

OK, if you want to get really picky:

1. In some strict grammar circles, the word "like" should be replaced with "such as." However, in modern usage, it is generally accepted as an alternative to "such as." A sentence such as It's great to have a friend like John would look strange to most people if "such as" were used instead.

2. Replace "these" with "this."

3. The comma after "this" needs to go inside the last quotation mark, not outside it.

4. A comma is needed after "said."

Corrected version:

"I so enjoy discussion such as [or like] this," she said, wielding a bloody axe in her hand.

That's it, I think.

But enough grammar drivel. I think that the main question is: What possessed you to randomly doodle that sentence?!?

(Yes, the ?!? is bad punctuation...sue me. :)
48 posted on 08/29/2007 6:34:33 PM PDT by RepublitarianRoger
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To: RepublitarianRoger

THANK YOU so much!!!! This was the kind of detail that I was after.


50 posted on 08/29/2007 6:39:10 PM PDT by MrsEmmaPeel
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To: RepublitarianRoger

...and of course, I make a mistake in the corrected version. LOL!

“discussions,” not “discussion.”

I’m sure that others will find something else I did incorrectly. Oh well.


51 posted on 08/29/2007 6:39:52 PM PDT by RepublitarianRoger
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